The Monkeychunks are from New York/NJ old school punk hardcore trio delivering their new EP containing four funny songs. I mean with titles like ‘I Went to See NOFX and All I Got Was Jocks’ you can’t go wrong. This band also uses some samples which is always fine by me if they are used cool. The music is a mixture between old school punk, skate punk and street punk, so it is great listening, too bad this EP is so short that makes you wanting more soon, perhaps another EP or full length album. I would love to see this band play live, because I am sure they are fun as hell watch and listening. Like their song says ‘Punk Rock, Fuck You!’ Enough said, go listen to this one.
Category Archives: Reviews
(review) Spanish Love Songs – ‘No Joy’
Spanish Love Songs are hailing from Los Angeles, California and this is their new release containing twelve songs. This isn’t your standard California skate punk with nineties influence, no, this is something quite original and great. These guys play emotional melodic punk rock, leaning more into pop punk waters than harsher punk rock with haunting guitar melodies, synth backed harmonies and superb vocals whose emotional voice emphasizes the atmosphere of songs which is quite something. This is pretty darkened album in my opinion, personal lyrics dealing with mental health, sickness, suicide, hope and hopelessness, apocalypse all from personal standpoint and lyrics are great, smart but in your face at the same time. Some of the songs are slower and more atmospheric, some are more straightforward punk rock like awesome ‘Haunted’ which is one of my favorites on this album, smartly chosen for a single and video. Although leaning more into pop one of my highlights is also ‘Clean-Up Crew’, two other songs I must mention are ‘I’m Gonna Miss Everything’ and ‘Exit Bags’. This album is a must for all you fans of haunting and sometimes eerie melodic emotional pop punk rock.
(movie) Blue Beetle(2023.) – obiteljski superhero film
Skoro pa mi je promaknuo ovaj superhero film iz radionice DC, glavnog konkurenta Marvela. Blue Beetle je više superjunak za ljude Latino porijekla i vjerojatno su mu ciljana publika bili oni. Jaime Reyes dolazi kući kako bi našao posao nakon što je završio fakultet. No, na njegovu i nesreću njegove familije, kuća je pred pljenidbom, bankrotirali su i Jaime mora naći bilo kakav posao. Na jednom poslu kod zle korporacije Kord, alien skarabej ga odabere kao idealnog domaćina i Jaime postaje Blue Beetle, superheroj protiv svoje volje. No, kada se Kord, predvođeni zlom Victoriom Kord i njenim pobočnikom Carapaxom okome na njegovu familiju Jaime mora poduzeti sve što je u njegovoj moći da uz pomoć Victoriine kćeri Jenny obrani familiju, sačuva svoje i njihove živote.
Ovaj akcijom nabijen superhero film je zapravo obiteljski film, Ovdje junak ne spašava grandiozno svijet, već vlastitu obitelj od ralja bankrota te od zle korporacije, tako da je riječ o malo drugačijem DC filmu. Indirektno spašava i svijet jer korporacija Kord ima plan napraviti super vojnike kojima bi osvojili svijet. Akcijske scene su odlične, ima podosta humora u filmu, podsjeća jako na 80-ies filmove na neki način. Glumačka ekipa predvođena mladim Xolo Maridueña i iskusnom Susan Sarandon je okej i ne nalazim ama baš nikakve zamjerke ovom filmu, osim što je onako već viđeno, prosjek neki, nešto što neće ostati dugo u sjećanju, iako end credits scene upućuju na možebitni nastavak.
Zaključak: 7/10 sjekira – dobra akcijska razbibriga, topla obiteljska priča i zabava.


